Secondary Education and K-12 Education

Our Secondary Education Program will prepare you to teach secondary students at the middle school and high school levels. If you are interested in pursuing secondary education – if you want to be a middle school or high school teacher, you will first need to choose a major in your area of interest and enroll in the college where your major can be found. You'll then apply to the Educator Preparation Program to provide you professional courses on teaching, practicum experiences, student teaching assignments, and licensure guidance/steps.

Curriculum/Clinical Experience

At Iowa State University, our Secondary Education Program encourages you to become an expert in your subject matter by majoring in your content area. There are 13 undergraduate licensure areas offered at Iowa State University. First, you choose your major. Then you apply to our Education Preparation Program, upon acceptance and successful completion of the program you will be recommended for an initial license and become an educator. You will have the opportunity for clinical experiences aligned to your coursework from early on in your program. The secondary and K-12 program areas offered by the Educator Preparation Program and their corresponding grade levels are listed below, along with the college where the program resides and where information on required curriculum can be found.

Agricultural Education (grades 5-12) – Agriculture and Life Sciences

Biology (grades 5-12) - Liberal Arts and Sciences

Chemistry (grades 5-12) - Liberal Arts and Sciences

Earth Sciences (grades 5-12) - Liberal Arts and Sciences

English (grades 5-12) - Liberal Arts and Sciences

Family and Consumer Sciences Education (grades 5-12) -Human Sciences

Health Education (grades 5-12) - Human Sciences

History - Social Sciences (grades 5-12) - Liberal Arts and Sciences, Human Sciences

Mathematics (grades 5-12) - Liberal Arts and Sciences

Music (grades K-12) - Liberal Arts and Sciences

Physical Education (grades K-12) - Human Sciences

Physics (grades 5-12) - Liberal Arts and Sciences

World Languages and Cultures (grades 5-12) - Liberal Arts and Sciences

Requirements

You need to apply to the department in which you plan to major and must meet the graduation requirements of that department and the college where it resides. In addition, in order to be recommended for licensure, you must apply and be accepted to the Teacher Education Program and complete all of the requirements of this program.

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